Past Life: Cowichan Indians’ debt to Shetland
From Shetland Life, July 1984, No.45 Visitors to Vancouver Island are often struck by the similarities between Shetland knitwear and the garments knitted by the…
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Past Times: Festival week had bright start
From The Shetland Times, Friday 3rd July, 1959 Lerwick’s festival week opened in brilliant weather, but the fine spell has not continued during the week….
READ FULL STORYEditorial: Of expenses and legacies
Despite the shocking, and occasionally hilarious details, I can’t help thinking that there is at least a hint of hypocrisy surrounding the publication of MPs…
READ FULL STORYPast Times: Ex-islanders will be greeted with new tune
From The Shetland Times, Friday 26th June, 1959 Ex-islanders who return to Shetland in the summer of 1960 for the special overseas festival event will…
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From Shetland Life, June 1984, No.44 by George P. S. Peterson On the morning of 2nd May Mr Gibbie Fraser of West Burrafirth phoned to…
READ FULL STORYEditorial: The language question
A recent academic study has concluded that, in the case of young Lerwegians at least, the use of Shetland dialect appears to be on the…
READ FULL STORYPast Times: Peeress sees rare bird
From The Shetland Times, Friday 8th May, 1959 One of Britain’s first life Peeresses, Lady Katherine Elliot, widow of Col. Walter Elliot, spent the week-end…
READ FULL STORYPast Life: Laeves fae Beenie’s diary (extract)
From Shetland Life, May 1984, No.43 FRIDAY: I lay an hanvaigit for a peerie start dastreen wi da nyirlin i me airm, bit I dwaamd…
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The cruelty of animals The case of convicted seal basher Jimmy Stewart is a fascinating and hugely emotive one. It is a story that seems…
READ FULL STORYPast Times: Orkney wins dancing inter-county contest
From The Shetland Times, Friday 24th April, 1959 Orkney won the Nicolson Cup in the inter-county dancing competition in Lerwick’s Town Hall on Wednesday night….
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From Shetland Life, April 1984, No.42 by Martin Emslie The Scottish rugby team’s recent success can hardly have escaped the notice of most people whether…
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Real priorities Public funding is all about priorities. The public (that’s us) choose who we want to make decisions on our behalf, and for a…
READ FULL STORYPast Times: proposed new county buildings
From The Shetland Times, Friday 6th March, 1959 [An] artist’s impression, reproduced by permission of the county architect, Mr T. J. N. Conway, shows the…
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From Shetland Life, March 1984, No.41 by Sheila Gear FEBRUARY: This is one of my favourite times of the year. I feel like a jack-in-the-box…
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